Marriage Certificate Application

Completion of form BI-130 form in full is required.

The following fees are applicable:

  • Marriage certificate: 8.00 AUD for each certificate

Return Postage:

  • For applications originating from within Australia - a Self-addressed Express or Registered Post Envelope (only one envelope per family) OR a Postal Money Order or Bank Cheque made payable to the South African High Commission.
  • For applications originating from outside Australia a Bank Draft for the amount of
    10.00 AUD made payable to the South African High Commission. (Fee covers
    whole family / group)

Personal cheques or credit cards are NOT accepted.

To facilitate processing please submit payment by postal / money order or bank draft made payable to the "South African High Commission".

Postal Address:

South African High Commission
State Circle
Yarralumla
ACT
2600

Please note that the south african authorities will only process those applications completed in full detail.

A copy of any previous certificate issued should be included to speed the location of the record.

Unfortunately the tracing of original records in the register held by the department of home affairs in Pretoria is a time consuming task with the result applications are likely to take six (6) to nine (9) months. Due to the nature of these applications, we do not accept telephone inquiries on the progress of the applications. If a request must be made, please put this in writing not before at least six months after the application has been referred and the mission will refer it to the appropiate section at the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria.

Marriage records date back only to the year 1901.

If you wish advice on family research, you may contact the following genealogists:

  • Valda Napier
    PO Box 4882
    Randburg 2125
    Republic of South Africa
    +27 (011) 787 7820

  • Knowledge Tec
    Private Bag X41
    Pretoria 0001
    Republic of South Africa
    +27 (012) 460 8246

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